Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy

General Information

All registrars in the .com, .net, and .org top-level
domains follow the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution
Policy (often referred to as the "UDRP"). Under the
policy, most types of trademark-based domain-name disputes
must be resolved by agreement, court action, or arbitration
before a registrar will cancel, suspend, or transfer a domain
name. Disputes alleged to arise from abusive registrations of
domain names (for example, cybersquatting) may be addressed by
expedited administrative proceedings that the holder of
trademark rights initiates by filing a complaint with an
approved dispute-resolution service provider.

To invoke the policy, a trademark owner should either (a)
file a complaint in a court of proper jurisdiction against the
domain-name holder (or where appropriate an in-rem action
concerning the domain name) or (b) in cases of abusive
registration submit a complaint to an approved
dispute-resolution service provider (see below for a list and
links).